[Audio] BT10 Workshop 55 – Brief Therapy with Gay Men – Richard Miller, MSW

Description:Description:

Successful brief psychotherapeutic work with gay men includes the use of clinical hypnoses as well as an accepting compassionate stance of the psychotherapist. Ego state work and positive self-representations create healing from years of internalized sham. Specific psychosocial issues for game men, core issues common in the gay male community, customized hypnosis scripts, and effective short-term treatment strategies will be discussed.Successful brief psychotherapeutic work with gay men includes the use of clinical hypnoses as well as an accepting compassionate stance of the psychotherapist. Ego state work and positive self-representations create healing from years of internalized sham. Specific psychosocial issues for game men, core issues common in the gay male community, customized hypnosis scripts, and effective short-term treatment strategies will be discussed.

Educational Objectives:Educational Objectives:

1. Describe and utilize at least three successful hypnotic techniques or short-term interventions specific for gay men.Describe and utilize at least three successful hypnotic techniques or short-term interventions specific for gay men.
2. List the five special challenges in working with groups.List the five special challenges in working with groups.
3. Describe how a therapist’s bias can affect treatment outcomes. Describe how a therapist’s bias can affect treatment outcomes.

*Sessions may be edited for content and to preserve confidentiality**Sessions may be edited for content and to preserve confidentiality*